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americans are piling into u.s. gold coins in record numbers. november sales more than tripling hitting the strongest levels since 1998. as you can see in the start qe 3 and president obama's reelection are two of the biggest drivers. can gold coins be the ultimate. let's bring in dennis gartman who joins us on the fast line. always grade to speak with you. >> always good to be spoken with. >> that's what i'm talking about. we are entering a seasonally strong period already. just a seasonal uptick. >> we have had the indian wedding season pass us up. i think you have the public piling into gold which happens. and we have to be careful because when the public comes into something the pros think that is the end of the move. the last time we saw gold coin sales of this consequence was in 2008 and gold moved from $900 an ounce to $1,700 an ounce. i will council people to be careful when buying gold coins because the markup on gold coins can be preposterous, stupid, egregious, silly. >> like what? i don't know how much these things weigh. how much is
americans are piling into u.s. gold coins in record numbers. november sales more than tripling hitting the strongest levels since 1998. as you can see in the start qe 3 and president obama's reelection are two of the biggest drivers. can gold coins be the ultimate. let's bring in dennis gartman who joins us on the fast line. always grade to speak with you. >> always good to be spoken with. >> that's what i'm talking about. we are entering a seasonally strong period already. just a...
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this is your best correlated trade to the u.s. housing recovery. i think you stay with it but you take your equity position now and move it into options. the potential is there if there is a larger entity that believes of playing the u.s. housing inregular it. >> at stock is trading at 52-week low, down 11%. hold it or fold it, stephanie? >> this should be the fast fire of the day. certainly for me. i was wrong on this name. the quarter was disappointing. i thought they would do a little built better on the margin side, a little better on the comp side. some of it was superstorm sandy related so i don't think it -- the stock is down about 3 -- 30%. i think housing could bail them out. >> first up, merck. >> the cholesterol drug failed a test. could take a big hit. >> and if it goes to 22, i'm a buyer of greenier. >> what a story aig has been this year. >> i think now that the government is out and they've sold aii. they have $11 billion here and you can focus on fundamentals? >> it's excellent for mid-couldn't fent refiners. >> and a pop for the go
this is your best correlated trade to the u.s. housing recovery. i think you stay with it but you take your equity position now and move it into options. the potential is there if there is a larger entity that believes of playing the u.s. housing inregular it. >> at stock is trading at 52-week low, down 11%. hold it or fold it, stephanie? >> this should be the fast fire of the day. certainly for me. i was wrong on this name. the quarter was disappointing. i thought they would do a...
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. >> on luxury, the big thing for me is china's not 25% of the global luxury goods market and the u.s. is 20%. china is growing as a luxury buyer. and although their falloff, tiffany's had high profile warnings base and weaker china, they're going to grow % next year and on top of that the following year. how do you call it quilts here? >> the power gauge is my guide here. china retail sales were up 15% recently. that came out of the blue. you have to go with a disciplined approach to the stocks. if the power gauge is bearish, and it's not bearish on all, but if the power gauge is bearish, i think this is a great place to raise cash. >> we're showing charts and the gauges for tiffany as well as coach and they are very l leveraged to china. >> no doubt. >> the negative power gauge there. there is one stock that you brought with you, mark, that is positive in terms of the power gauge, and that is yahoo!, a pick of steve's for a long time. >> i like it for some of the same reasons. but the key here is they are hiring engineers. they bought on the air and the reason is they know these eng
. >> on luxury, the big thing for me is china's not 25% of the global luxury goods market and the u.s. is 20%. china is growing as a luxury buyer. and although their falloff, tiffany's had high profile warnings base and weaker china, they're going to grow % next year and on top of that the following year. how do you call it quilts here? >> the power gauge is my guide here. china retail sales were up 15% recently. that came out of the blue. you have to go with a disciplined approach...
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but they like the u.s. best. and in currencies, blackrock is all about being a dollar bull. so where specifically are they putting all that money to work in light of fiscal cliff? take a listen to what bla blackrock's robert casid 0 to me. he manages the firm's $3.7 trillion in assets. >> does this mean we good over the fiscal cliff. >> it is a very high likelihood it does or 11:59 on december 31st with a lot of hoopla. but tax rate are going to go up. there is a going to be a conclusion to this. even if it waits until the last minute. even if it is in january, what it is going to mean is slow growth. it may mean that we lose the entire first quarter because everybody is still worrying and talking about the issue. and here we go, clients again, investing in a time when they need to be invested. >> he also thinks if we go over the cliff it might trig ear recession. what about the fed? as you know, it announced those big moves today. tying any move in rates to the unemployment rate. are we in a bond double? we will hear from blackrock's chief investment officers of fundamental
but they like the u.s. best. and in currencies, blackrock is all about being a dollar bull. so where specifically are they putting all that money to work in light of fiscal cliff? take a listen to what bla blackrock's robert casid 0 to me. he manages the firm's $3.7 trillion in assets. >> does this mean we good over the fiscal cliff. >> it is a very high likelihood it does or 11:59 on december 31st with a lot of hoopla. but tax rate are going to go up. there is a going to be a...
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weakness in the u.s. dollar. greenback nearing an eight-month low against the euro and approaching fiscal cliff. slight uptick in home prices here in the u.s. also giving a boost to crude in wednesday's trade. of course now investors will be looking ahead to tomorrow's weekly inventory report. drawdowns of crude as well as -- supplies are expected and we are expecting an uptick in gasoline inventories. forecasts for last week. >> price of natural gas at the same time, we talked so much about this explosion, ability to get natural gas. how is that playing out? >> it is, you know, again, weather related. couple of things there. colder weather gives a lift to natural gas in that case. at the same time, supplies expanding and they are counter-bailing force was natural gas at this point. >> mary thompson, thanks so much. >>> few days ago cnbc host piers morgan appeared on "the kudlow report" to defend his strong and often nasty attacks on american gun laws. and that is sparking a backlash. a petition to have piers mor
weakness in the u.s. dollar. greenback nearing an eight-month low against the euro and approaching fiscal cliff. slight uptick in home prices here in the u.s. also giving a boost to crude in wednesday's trade. of course now investors will be looking ahead to tomorrow's weekly inventory report. drawdowns of crude as well as -- supplies are expected and we are expecting an uptick in gasoline inventories. forecasts for last week. >> price of natural gas at the same time, we talked so much...
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i think the u.s. has a long way to go before the markets lose confidence in them. >> kayla, did they address that in terms of what the catalyst would be for determining when that trade would be put on? >> no, melissa, they really didn't. they said, you'll know it when you feel it and the point was, everyone is really looking at dalio, because he's been right in the past and he's a guy that can't put his finger on it. he feels which way the wind is blowing, but he said late 2013. everyone was latching and they said, we're going to call you and see if you still agree with that. >> if only we had a finger like ray dalio, we could all be millionaires. kayla, thank you. all right, b.k., would you be looking to put that trade on yourself? >> not not. in fact, i bought some tips today and i think that's the way to do that. if you get inflation protection but in case this whole thing doesn't work, you get deflation protection, because the principle is protected. one of the best trades out there. >> fast or fi
i think the u.s. has a long way to go before the markets lose confidence in them. >> kayla, did they address that in terms of what the catalyst would be for determining when that trade would be put on? >> no, melissa, they really didn't. they said, you'll know it when you feel it and the point was, everyone is really looking at dalio, because he's been right in the past and he's a guy that can't put his finger on it. he feels which way the wind is blowing, but he said late 2013....
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wal-mart has 4,000 stores in the u.s. while target has just over 1700. we're putting everyday low prices against cheap chic and going into this season, wal-mart sales are up 1.5% year over year while target is nearly double that. assessment for same-store sales this holiday quarter put wal-mart up 8% and target up 2.3%. not so fast, target. last year wal-mart delivered a holiday bunch up 10.. % while target remained unchanged. >> the battle of the big boxers, wal-mart and target. wal-ma now each competitor herb has ammunition. we will go to you first before the people who are paid to give us opiniones. who do you like in this fight? >> i think it is interesting. they are apples an oranges. so much different business models. both are very well run companies. it would be hard to, i give wal-mart the went to social med huge way. i think that helped them out in the post period. >> now, brian. you're with the experts. i want to hear what they think. >> i want herb to commit to a pick. >> he's not. >> i can see the benefits of both companies. >> they're both w
wal-mart has 4,000 stores in the u.s. while target has just over 1700. we're putting everyday low prices against cheap chic and going into this season, wal-mart sales are up 1.5% year over year while target is nearly double that. assessment for same-store sales this holiday quarter put wal-mart up 8% and target up 2.3%. not so fast, target. last year wal-mart delivered a holiday bunch up 10.. % while target remained unchanged. >> the battle of the big boxers, wal-mart and target. wal-ma...
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so you've got the fundamentals of a pretty good economy in the u.s. if we don't do things that are self-inflicted but that's what we're doing. >> right. ultimately that is what we're faced with. we're faced with fiscal forces that could undo a lot of that. but rick makes a good point with the volatility. we were voting on t.a.r.p. which would produce liquidity for the market. we have the backdrop of that. so i think these initial bursts, you know, they're not going to be as volatile as that time period but i still think we could pick up steam. look, ultimately if we start a trend lower, we saw volatility after the presidential election. we saw what happened, a thousand points came off the dow at a very short period of time. i think people are being lulled into complacency starting to think, well, we don't have that. it is not like it was. it could very well be very quickly. so again, i'm not trying to cry wolf. what i'm trying to say is people should be prepared. selling is not this evil thing. this protection, making sure they have levels at which th
so you've got the fundamentals of a pretty good economy in the u.s. if we don't do things that are self-inflicted but that's what we're doing. >> right. ultimately that is what we're faced with. we're faced with fiscal forces that could undo a lot of that. but rick makes a good point with the volatility. we were voting on t.a.r.p. which would produce liquidity for the market. we have the backdrop of that. so i think these initial bursts, you know, they're not going to be as volatile as...
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the u.s. trade panel has final approval over the duties and is expected to vote on the case in late january. >>> in corporate news, ubs hit with a $1.5 million fine today. that will add up, a few more of those. the swiss bank admitting to fraud, it paying bribes to brokers. and pervasive, they call it manipulation of libor by dozens of staff. the penalty was agreed to with u.s., u.k., and swiss regulators. it is more than three times the $450 million fine that was levied on barclays in june. the second largest fine ever on a paid -- paid by a bank. it only was topped by the $1.9 billion penalty that hsbc agreed to last week to settle that money laundering probe. >> crazy thing that stock's up. it's leading the exchange there today because people had been expecting maybe a slightly higher fine even than that. three times the amount. it was supposedly taking place for five to seven years, 30 to 40 traders have left. pretty pervasive. >> i wonder how much they -- they make money or lose money aft
the u.s. trade panel has final approval over the duties and is expected to vote on the case in late january. >>> in corporate news, ubs hit with a $1.5 million fine today. that will add up, a few more of those. the swiss bank admitting to fraud, it paying bribes to brokers. and pervasive, they call it manipulation of libor by dozens of staff. the penalty was agreed to with u.s., u.k., and swiss regulators. it is more than three times the $450 million fine that was levied on barclays in...
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the u.s. a little better. europe less bad. it's going to be an okay economic -- >> you get everything you want, fiscal cliffwise and we actually start tackling some of these long-term issues, you know diffident taxes are heading up. what -- is the market spring loaded so that if we get what we want it will be a really solid advance that we get? >> solid, look, joe, and in a muddle through economy solid is only a mid teen number. we're not going to get 30% gain. >> put the two years together we could have 30, if we get some of the things -- >> we had three straight years at 30. >> that was a different world. earnings were higher. they're flagging a bit now. >> if everybody gets what they want with this, even the corporations aren't suddenly unleashed, either, with all their corporate -- >> it's going to be slow. the linger of the debt wind-down and the residual issues. that takes years to unravel. >> we have not talked individual stocks. when you see what's happened with apple, what do you think? >> apple starting to have more
the u.s. a little better. europe less bad. it's going to be an okay economic -- >> you get everything you want, fiscal cliffwise and we actually start tackling some of these long-term issues, you know diffident taxes are heading up. what -- is the market spring loaded so that if we get what we want it will be a really solid advance that we get? >> solid, look, joe, and in a muddle through economy solid is only a mid teen number. we're not going to get 30% gain. >> put the two...
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u.s. today. details on how it will affect your holiday travel, right after this. >> announcer: before the hit the road, here is your traveler's check. when employees head out on business travel, where are they spending their company's money? according to certify, an expense reporting company, their data revails that the most expensed airline, delta. and hotel? hilton. what is the most popular restaurant for employee expenses? find out, next. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will work. [ male announcer ] just like you, business pro. just like you. go national. go like a pro. nespresso. where i never have to compromise on anything. ♪ where just one touch creates the perfect coffee. whe
u.s. today. details on how it will affect your holiday travel, right after this. >> announcer: before the hit the road, here is your traveler's check. when employees head out on business travel, where are they spending their company's money? according to certify, an expense reporting company, their data revails that the most expensed airline, delta. and hotel? hilton. what is the most popular restaurant for employee expenses? find out, next. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro....
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in the new year, the u.s. will find more ways to utilize or export this cheaper, cleaner fossil fuel, and the increase in demand will set the stage for the continuation of rising prices. >> it's been a wild ride for oil this year. oil prices fluctuating because of a lot of stuff in the middle east, also america's growing energy independence. what can we expect from energy in 2013? joining us from london is jason from european oil and gas research at mccard securities. i'm going to ask you an overall question, jason, and i don't know how you answer this, but, for investors, that are looking at a way to play energy, i mean, is it going to be basically hydro carbon based? are we back to that where it's either natural gas or oil exploration or some facet of that? >> i certainly think so. i think that did we're looking for trends in 2013, you know, the potential re-emergence of higher natural gas prices could be there. we think it's going to take some time for that to happen. i think the trend in 2013 is going to b
in the new year, the u.s. will find more ways to utilize or export this cheaper, cleaner fossil fuel, and the increase in demand will set the stage for the continuation of rising prices. >> it's been a wild ride for oil this year. oil prices fluctuating because of a lot of stuff in the middle east, also america's growing energy independence. what can we expect from energy in 2013? joining us from london is jason from european oil and gas research at mccard securities. i'm going to ask you...
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so if the u.s. puts in austerity as you say, then that is going to drag on the economies around the rest of the world. and you're looking at, i think, more concerns, and that could go back to the dollar, surprisingly. >> kevin, why don't we talk about oil prices? we did see oil touch above $90 last week at the end of the week. but it was a very brief move, this morning back down around $88. what's driving things right now? is it geopolitical or more of a story about what's happening in economies around the world? >> merry fiscal cliff-mas to you. you're going to see more bouncing like a yo yo, on the fundamental story, the models we have pointing going into 1q, the reason, it sort of rhymes in the spirit of the season. you have non-opec demand growing, global demand slowing, it's not snowing, and down is where we're going. the next big data point is probably the iaea report in february. and if that implicates more progress toward an iranian bomb, there's significant risk to look to the upside. in th
so if the u.s. puts in austerity as you say, then that is going to drag on the economies around the rest of the world. and you're looking at, i think, more concerns, and that could go back to the dollar, surprisingly. >> kevin, why don't we talk about oil prices? we did see oil touch above $90 last week at the end of the week. but it was a very brief move, this morning back down around $88. what's driving things right now? is it geopolitical or more of a story about what's happening in...
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only can the u.s. government, i take that back, only can government, period, including the u.s. government turn a detour into a four-lane highway, okay? let's talk about infusion. governments tried to create faux guarantees when they set up the gses when they created the structure of special financing and faux guarantees whether they were applied or assumed, we all know how it turned out. taxpayers ended up getting the bill when government took over the space. and then we get all the faux guarantees of fixing the original faux guarantees as the intrusion really did get worse. i take you back to september of 2008 when the gses were put in the conservatorship and then treasury secretary paulson said the following quote. i attribute the need for today's action, talking about conservatorship, primarily to the inherent conflict and flawed business model embedded in the gse government sponsored enterprise structure and to the ongoing housing correction. well, first of all, how many experts have we had on lately that have said housing is doing much better. today's kate shiler seems to
only can the u.s. government, i take that back, only can government, period, including the u.s. government turn a detour into a four-lane highway, okay? let's talk about infusion. governments tried to create faux guarantees when they set up the gses when they created the structure of special financing and faux guarantees whether they were applied or assumed, we all know how it turned out. taxpayers ended up getting the bill when government took over the space. and then we get all the faux...
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the u.s. mx said the stoppage in the west coast a decade ago cost the economy about $1 billion a day. reportedly the unions offered to extend the contract through january was rejected. if there's a strike, the union says clothing, frozen foods and household goods would not move. but mail, military cargo and some perishables may go through. the last time we had an east coast strike like this, 1977. i did call the union's main office this morning. they are closed for the holidays. and on their website, a little bit of foreboding, there's a big fat link on the upper right side that says strike preparations. melissa, back to you. >> brian, as we've seen with other strikes, of course, theoretically shifts can go into other ports maybe in mexico and goods can move up by rail or truck. >> yes. but it does complicate the supply chain. there is obviously some distribution issues. but yes, there are ways around it. it just complicates it and costly. >> brian shactman, thank you. as congressional leaders
the u.s. mx said the stoppage in the west coast a decade ago cost the economy about $1 billion a day. reportedly the unions offered to extend the contract through january was rejected. if there's a strike, the union says clothing, frozen foods and household goods would not move. but mail, military cargo and some perishables may go through. the last time we had an east coast strike like this, 1977. i did call the union's main office this morning. they are closed for the holidays. and on their...
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let's get over to bertha coombs for a market flash this time on u.s. steel. >> u.s. steel materials today the best performer, the best performer this week and u.s. steel is the best gainer today in the s&p materials sector. the stock has had a phenomenal week on real big volume. fitch out with a note last night saying that they think steel makers should see some modest margin improvement but that is not a modest move when it comes to stock today, carl. >> no. and one of the best ticker symbols out there. thanks so much. he's been on the run from officials in belize but this morning he ended up on "squawk box." former tech titan john mcafee has been caught up in a murder investigation but his explaination of the situation keeps getting a little stranger. robert frank has been following the story this morning. killer interview this morning on "squawk." >> thanks so much. well, he did make a lot of news on our air this morning. he started with his insistence that he did not kill his neighbor in belize. >> let me be clear i had nothing to do with the murder of gregory fa
let's get over to bertha coombs for a market flash this time on u.s. steel. >> u.s. steel materials today the best performer, the best performer this week and u.s. steel is the best gainer today in the s&p materials sector. the stock has had a phenomenal week on real big volume. fitch out with a note last night saying that they think steel makers should see some modest margin improvement but that is not a modest move when it comes to stock today, carl. >> no. and one of the best...
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>> light in the u.s. unless the politicians actually start working, some are going to show up today and they do something. then they are going to start talking, trying to put out headlines, try to outdo each other, talk to guys like carl, gals like you and try to say, hey, look at me, i'm fixing everything, then you will see markets move a little bit. >> in terms of the volatileity, we have seen volatility remain extremely low. granted, we are in a holiday-short and week, therefore it is artificially depressed, higher than we are seeing it now, at 19 and change or so. what do you account for the complacency in the market, remained in the market most of the month of december, as we are nearing the deadline? >> you have two competing things, guys who made money and don't want to risk it and guys that missed the move and are frustrated they are not going to get n the retail investor is not really participating, a lot of the funds respect playing right now either, they will wait until next week. >> i know a l
>> light in the u.s. unless the politicians actually start working, some are going to show up today and they do something. then they are going to start talking, trying to put out headlines, try to outdo each other, talk to guys like carl, gals like you and try to say, hey, look at me, i'm fixing everything, then you will see markets move a little bit. >> in terms of the volatileity, we have seen volatility remain extremely low. granted, we are in a holiday-short and week, therefore...
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. >> u.s. equity futures at this hour -- whoa. hold it. >> what are you looking at? u.s. equity futures. >> it's okay on. didn't we already do this? >> i don't care. i really don't. the new prompter is giving you fits. and yesterday, it ended with a -- did you see that one yesterday? a word ended with a n and the next one i introduced the like like t. boone pickens or something like that. >> we have a new teleprompter and it adds words. >> that's special. >> and people that, you know, that's where we get all of our info, right out of that baby there. anyway, futures are up 14 points. 13114 is where we are right now. i don't know. fiscal cliff is three days away and we're still above 13,000. that's what we're talking about. you would think if the growth was going to flow based on us going over the cliff, you would think oil would start to weaken. we haven't seen that much in that respect, either. as far as the ten year, stable at 98 of 6719. finally, gold -- i don't know. bernanke is on full 85 billion a month mode and it's below 1 hup. >> i don't understand that much. do
. >> u.s. equity futures at this hour -- whoa. hold it. >> what are you looking at? u.s. equity futures. >> it's okay on. didn't we already do this? >> i don't care. i really don't. the new prompter is giving you fits. and yesterday, it ended with a -- did you see that one yesterday? a word ended with a n and the next one i introduced the like like t. boone pickens or something like that. >> we have a new teleprompter and it adds words. >> that's special....
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john mcafee back in the u.s. could be he extradited to belize for questioning in connection with the murder of his neighbor? tomorrow morning at 7:00 a. mchlt the story behind the fed's latest move, dallas fed president richard fisher is going to be our special guest. we've got lots of questions for him. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like
john mcafee back in the u.s. could be he extradited to belize for questioning in connection with the murder of his neighbor? tomorrow morning at 7:00 a. mchlt the story behind the fed's latest move, dallas fed president richard fisher is going to be our special guest. we've got lots of questions for him. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right...
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well, you know, the u.s. is getting close. wl when you say 90%, you're talking about debt that's being held by the public, not about debt hanging out on a fed's balance sheet. exactly how much growth are we talking? can you quantify that for me, sir? >> well, the fed's balance sheet counts when it's issuing short-term debt and buying long-term debt. the treasury owns the fed. that's a bit of an illusion. the effect on growth, again, this is an association. there's a lot of qualifications. but the slower growth averages about a little over 1% a year and the average episode lasts more than 20 years. that was in my research with carmen and vincent reinhart. if you're running it out 20 years, 25 years, you're a quarter lower on your output than you would have been. it's a big deal. it's not the only thing go on. it depends on what kind of innovation you have, infrastructure. there are things can you do to try to mitigate it but having a high debt level out there limits your options. if you have problems in the future, eventually t
well, you know, the u.s. is getting close. wl when you say 90%, you're talking about debt that's being held by the public, not about debt hanging out on a fed's balance sheet. exactly how much growth are we talking? can you quantify that for me, sir? >> well, the fed's balance sheet counts when it's issuing short-term debt and buying long-term debt. the treasury owns the fed. that's a bit of an illusion. the effect on growth, again, this is an association. there's a lot of qualifications....
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so this money guaranteed by the u.s. is going to see the wealthy plow their money in these institutions, guaranteed. and who guarantees it? all the other people that aren't necessarily wealthy. so, once again, the faux rich get thrown into the ditch. because the way i see it, whether it's the super wealthy on many levels, and i hope everybody becomes super wealthy. once again being confused with the upper middle class. these issues never go away. here's what i worry. all these big bailouts, we talked about aig today. yeah, it worked out. at what expense? what did we give away? what moral hazards did we create? let's not create another one. if the super wealthy want guarantees, let's not give it to them. let's put it to work the way capital ought to be and create new enterprise. >>> markets going to watching the speaker of the house. john boehner is going to speak from the floor of the house. not a brepresser. with an update on fiscal cliff go negotiations. that's coming at noon right after the gavel. in the meantime, you
so this money guaranteed by the u.s. is going to see the wealthy plow their money in these institutions, guaranteed. and who guarantees it? all the other people that aren't necessarily wealthy. so, once again, the faux rich get thrown into the ditch. because the way i see it, whether it's the super wealthy on many levels, and i hope everybody becomes super wealthy. once again being confused with the upper middle class. these issues never go away. here's what i worry. all these big bailouts, we...
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. >> opec and the fed, hey, u.s. production up. let's go to sharon epperson at the nymex. >> oil has really been on the move since the open a few minutes ago. not so much opec, which still packed with the current quota around 30 million barrels per day, it is producing more than that. but we are hearing, of course, from opec itself that saudi arabia has reduced its production in november to the lowest level in a year. so that seems to be a way that they will adhere closer to the current quota. we're also looking at the latest report from the international energy agency which may have more of an impact where oil prices are going in this session. they're looking for slightly demand in 2013. and they're pointing to china for the reason. we're anticipating we'll get the report from the energy department at 10:30 a.m. on oil supplies. the expectation is for a slight decline in food supplies. but we did see a major build in the industry report, if that is confirmed we could see these gains short-lived. back to you. >> all right. thank yo
. >> opec and the fed, hey, u.s. production up. let's go to sharon epperson at the nymex. >> oil has really been on the move since the open a few minutes ago. not so much opec, which still packed with the current quota around 30 million barrels per day, it is producing more than that. but we are hearing, of course, from opec itself that saudi arabia has reduced its production in november to the lowest level in a year. so that seems to be a way that they will adhere closer to the...
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. >> but if the u.s. economy was to suffer the downside risk of not reaching a comprehensive deal, then growth would be zero. >> a lot of time, our politicians they we don't know what will happen, this and that, and the energy needs, emerging democracies, industrialized nations, et cetera, what do you think is the biggest threat from the outside to the u.s. economy? >> the fiscal cliff. >> well, first of all, i think there are issues that are beginning to improve, and you know, whether you look at the euro zone, making progress, but certainly improving, and with good numbers, because if you look at the aggregate euro zone deficit or debt, those numbers are better. china's numbers have improved lately, and you have political stability back. so the volatility of the instability factors that are outside have reduced overtime. the real threat that we have is here, with us, and that can be addressed. >> but when you look at -- i understand that bangs being downsides our down afraided, you have more than 11% un
. >> but if the u.s. economy was to suffer the downside risk of not reaching a comprehensive deal, then growth would be zero. >> a lot of time, our politicians they we don't know what will happen, this and that, and the energy needs, emerging democracies, industrialized nations, et cetera, what do you think is the biggest threat from the outside to the u.s. economy? >> the fiscal cliff. >> well, first of all, i think there are issues that are beginning to improve, and...
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. >> john, you served in the u.s. military in the first gulf war. you were a first lieutenant, you told me, on the front line. and i thank you for your service. you know there's this huge debate about the type of weapon that was used here. as to whether it should be confined to the military. you would have used weapons like this in a war zone. what is your view about this debate? >> i have to tell you, i don't consider myself an expert, and i didn't think that's the kind of thing that you want me on the show for. but i'm going to tell you that i was uncomfortable with guns before i joined the military. i slept with an m-16 in my sleeping bag for six months in iraq. i came away from the war no more comfortable with that weapon, and i have to say that i don't think anybody ever gets comfortable with those weapons. >> you didn't have anyplace in civilian hands in america? >> i have to say, i'd have to say no. >> john, i really appreciate you coming in. i'm glad you paid a little tribute to olivia rose. she sounds an extraordinary young girl i wish her
. >> john, you served in the u.s. military in the first gulf war. you were a first lieutenant, you told me, on the front line. and i thank you for your service. you know there's this huge debate about the type of weapon that was used here. as to whether it should be confined to the military. you would have used weapons like this in a war zone. what is your view about this debate? >> i have to tell you, i don't consider myself an expert, and i didn't think that's the kind of thing...
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the u.s. is the symbol of capitalism, and there are many anti-chavez oppositions. so we have a very divided country. >> and he is suggesting, the vice president, his successor, naming him, do you think the attitude would change. >> well it's interesting, because he was the united nations ambassador. he lived in america for many years, he's a firm advocate, a confidant, his vice president, and his foreign minister. >> and he seemed to get emotional, do you think it means he got news that he will announce down the road? >> we have seen him this emotional before. he was elected in october, and he said he was in complete remission. in april. he had a very moving ceremony. so we have seen that before. certainly there must be something that happened that he heard that will involve surgery. >> i thought that would be a given that the vp is his successor. is he doing it for more his team, saying if it does happen, he will be in my place. >> he wants to make sure that if he is out for a period of time, that someone that endorses him will be in his position. so we'll watch v
the u.s. is the symbol of capitalism, and there are many anti-chavez oppositions. so we have a very divided country. >> and he is suggesting, the vice president, his successor, naming him, do you think the attitude would change. >> well it's interesting, because he was the united nations ambassador. he lived in america for many years, he's a firm advocate, a confidant, his vice president, and his foreign minister. >> and he seemed to get emotional, do you think it means he got...
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the u.s. government requires a person must be 21 to purchase a handgun from a licensed dealer, 18 years old to purchase a long gun, like a rifle, from a licensed dealer, but federal law does not regulate private sales between individuals or sales at gun shows or online. it's a state's right issue. the badi campaign for gun control rates five states atop of the scorecard for gun regulations with california at top of the list. >> we have universal background checks so you need a background check on any transfer of sale of a firearm, whether it's a gun dealer, gun show, private seller. >> reporter: laws that can be avoided in some cases simply by crossing state lines. the brady campaign's scorecard rates these states as having the weakest gun regulations. >> california, we might have good, strong gun laws but if you want to buy an assault weapon you drive across to nevada or arizona and you can buy them there easily without a background check and bring them across the border. we do need basic mea
the u.s. government requires a person must be 21 to purchase a handgun from a licensed dealer, 18 years old to purchase a long gun, like a rifle, from a licensed dealer, but federal law does not regulate private sales between individuals or sales at gun shows or online. it's a state's right issue. the badi campaign for gun control rates five states atop of the scorecard for gun regulations with california at top of the list. >> we have universal background checks so you need a background...
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and we have also now learned that the u.s. senate, members of the senate, have observed a moment of silence. want to take a moment here, take a look. >> i now ask that the united states senate observe a moment of silence to honor the victims of the sandy hook elementary school tragedy. >> mr. president -- >> majority leader. >> the following remarks -- >> just wanted to share that moment with you as we just learned that the floor of the u.s. senate in silence, in memory of the lost lives here in newtown, connecticut. let me also keep you up to speed in terms of the investigation, a possible motive. we have new details from police that may complicate the search for a motive. >> there was no connection between the shooter and the school according to the school authorities here in newtown. >> none at all? >> according to the school authorities in newtown. >> we have also learned about another survivor of friday's massacre. police say now not one, two adults were shot and wounded at the school, both adults now recovering from inju
and we have also now learned that the u.s. senate, members of the senate, have observed a moment of silence. want to take a moment here, take a look. >> i now ask that the united states senate observe a moment of silence to honor the victims of the sandy hook elementary school tragedy. >> mr. president -- >> majority leader. >> the following remarks -- >> just wanted to share that moment with you as we just learned that the floor of the u.s. senate in silence, in...
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administration officials, u.s. president barack obama, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton that the use of chemical weapons in syria was a red line for which syria and the bashar al assad regime would face severe consequences if they ever did cross that red line and utilize chemical weapons against the people of syria. >> and we have no idea what those severe consequences would be, right? >> reporter: that's right, we don't. you know, people speculate that this would mean some type of military intervention, but we also know that a lot of world powers have not wanted to intervene militarily in syria. that they've wanted what's going on in syria to happen within syria. but the fear is if chemical weapons are utilized, and again, the syrian regime has said on many occasions, they are not going to use chemical weapons against their population, that that would mean there would be some type of military intervention, although it's unclear what scope that type of military intervention would take. >> mohammed jamjoom live in beirut, thanks very muc
administration officials, u.s. president barack obama, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton that the use of chemical weapons in syria was a red line for which syria and the bashar al assad regime would face severe consequences if they ever did cross that red line and utilize chemical weapons against the people of syria. >> and we have no idea what those severe consequences would be, right? >> reporter: that's right, we don't. you know, people speculate that this would mean some...
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toyota is in trouble again with u.s. authorities after failing to report a safety defect in the 2010 lexus 350. the japanese automaker agreed to pay a record $17.4 million fine for not coming clean on the defect with a floor mat. now, it is the largest fine alo allowed for single investigation. the mat allegedly trapped the gas pedal down, causing unwanted acceleration. toyota finally initiated a recall in june. that wasn't soon enough for authorities. next month, instagram will start selling photos that members post on the site for use in ads. the photo sharing site says it is changing its terms of service on january 17th, allowing it to give content to third parties. for example, instagram could let a major retail chain buy photos of people shopping in their stores, to run in an ad. the move comes months after facebook took over instagram. it is often questioned on privacy issues. the fallout from the mass shooting at a connecticut elementary school targets the gun industry. pressure is mounting in washington to tighte
toyota is in trouble again with u.s. authorities after failing to report a safety defect in the 2010 lexus 350. the japanese automaker agreed to pay a record $17.4 million fine for not coming clean on the defect with a floor mat. now, it is the largest fine alo allowed for single investigation. the mat allegedly trapped the gas pedal down, causing unwanted acceleration. toyota finally initiated a recall in june. that wasn't soon enough for authorities. next month, instagram will start selling...
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u.s. israeli issues. >> hi, everybody, welcome to the state department. >> reporter: that included this tribute video. >> i am somewhat overwhelmed, i'm obviously thinking i should sit down. i prepared some remarks for tonight but then i thought maybe we could just watch that video a few more times. >> reporter: until clinton decides her future, it's widely believed she freezes a potential democratic field that could include vice president joe biden, democratic strategist hilary rosen has her own prediction. >> i think she's going to run for president, but we're wasting our time speculating about it, she marches to her own drummer, she's not going to be rushed. >> have you talked to her at all about this, do you know if she's talked to political advisers about this? >> i have talked to her about it, and i've been shut down. >> reporter: clinton would have company. >> do you know any good diners in new hampshire or iowa. >> i will not stand by and watch the people of south carolina ignored.
u.s. israeli issues. >> hi, everybody, welcome to the state department. >> reporter: that included this tribute video. >> i am somewhat overwhelmed, i'm obviously thinking i should sit down. i prepared some remarks for tonight but then i thought maybe we could just watch that video a few more times. >> reporter: until clinton decides her future, it's widely believed she freezes a potential democratic field that could include vice president joe biden, democratic...
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. >>> u.s. stock futures are up this morning. markets ended sharply higher yesterday on all optimism that a fiscal cliff deal could come by the end of the year. christine romans is here right now minding our business this morning. she's looking at some of the fallout in the gun industry in the wake of these connecticut school shootings. >> interesting story breaking this morning. cerberus capital management, a private equity firm, making direct investments in companies, investors do, you have teachers, pension funds invest in private equity. listen carefully. cerberus owns freedom group. which owns bushmaster, the company that made the assault rifle that police say was used to kill all of those children and six teachers. this morning, cerberus capital management is saying it will hire someone to try to sell its freedom group company, to sell bushmaster, to sell the company that made that rifle. this is what they say basically. it is apparent that the sandy hook tragedy was a watershed event that has raised the national debate on
. >>> u.s. stock futures are up this morning. markets ended sharply higher yesterday on all optimism that a fiscal cliff deal could come by the end of the year. christine romans is here right now minding our business this morning. she's looking at some of the fallout in the gun industry in the wake of these connecticut school shootings. >> interesting story breaking this morning. cerberus capital management, a private equity firm, making direct investments in companies, investors...
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the u.s. military this year so far, john, has lost 305 in afghanistan. >> so important to remember, barbara. as you said, the doctor and the mission was successful. the doctor was rescued? >> yes, he was. taken to a u.s. military hospital where he's recovering. i think we can expect him to be on his way home to see his family very shortly. you know, i just wand to add, the u.s. military has specially trained hostage rescue teams that are special forces. it's some of the most dangerous business that the u.s. military can do. but by all accounts the navy seal was killed by small arms fire which suggests, and we don't know the details yet, that certainly suggest that's there was quite a fire fight during this mission, john. >> barbara star from the pentagon, thank you. >>> let's get you up to date. here is christine romans with this morning's top stories. >> president obama and house speaker john boehner finally meeting face-to-face over the fiscal cliff. they sat down at the white house yesterda
the u.s. military this year so far, john, has lost 305 in afghanistan. >> so important to remember, barbara. as you said, the doctor and the mission was successful. the doctor was rescued? >> yes, he was. taken to a u.s. military hospital where he's recovering. i think we can expect him to be on his way home to see his family very shortly. you know, i just wand to add, the u.s. military has specially trained hostage rescue teams that are special forces. it's some of the most...
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some u.s. senators say now is the time for russia to act. >> this is an opportunity for russia to show the international community at large that you can be a constructive force at a time of great need. and you have a unique capability as a nation to do some good. >> reporter: for the u.s., the insurgents gains are a double-edged sword. some of the most ruthlessly affected fighters also are the most radicalized. washington is moving to declare one of those groups a terrorist organization. but the obama administration worries that the stronger radical fighters become the more armed combat, not political efforts to find a solution will decide the outcome in syria. early next week secretary clinton travels to morocco for a meeting of the so-called friends of syria group. the focus will be on the opposition with the obama administration taking the first steps towards officially recognizing them. jill dougherty, cnn, dublin. >>> we're just a few minutes away from speaking with senator jim demint of s
some u.s. senators say now is the time for russia to act. >> this is an opportunity for russia to show the international community at large that you can be a constructive force at a time of great need. and you have a unique capability as a nation to do some good. >> reporter: for the u.s., the insurgents gains are a double-edged sword. some of the most ruthlessly affected fighters also are the most radicalized. washington is moving to declare one of those groups a terrorist...
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if u.s. military is going to act to prevent assad from gassing his own people, it would seem, if they loaded this stuff into weapons, the time to do it would be at hand. >> well, right now i can tell you, anderson, if this turns out to be true, even if not, the u.s. military, the cia in a full-blown effort to collect every piece of intelligence they can about what is going on with the chemical weapons and develop a targeting strategy if it were to come to that. so, what are we talking about here, anderson? they have to put together targeting options for the president. that involves the latest intelligence. where are the chemical weapons in syria? what would you do to attack them? what kind of u.s. bomber aircraft would you use? do you know precisely where they are? how will you get that bomber aircraft past syrian air defenses? and i think it's safe to assume the neighboring countries, israel, turkey, jordan, their intelligence services also working this problem around the clock. there is a l
if u.s. military is going to act to prevent assad from gassing his own people, it would seem, if they loaded this stuff into weapons, the time to do it would be at hand. >> well, right now i can tell you, anderson, if this turns out to be true, even if not, the u.s. military, the cia in a full-blown effort to collect every piece of intelligence they can about what is going on with the chemical weapons and develop a targeting strategy if it were to come to that. so, what are we talking...
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she says the fundamentals of the u.s. are solid, despite the fiscal cliff concerns coming out of washington. she says stocks could get hit in the early part of the area if we go over the fiscal cliff, but the fundamentals of the economy are still good. >>> all right. apple stock dropped more than 6% yesterday. shares were down about half a percent in pre-market trading this morning. no concrete news pushing them down, but today there's another hearing in the patent case with samsung in california. and a tech research report generatored a lot of buzz that apple's tablet competitors could eat into its market share. >> interesting. >> thanks, christine. >>> well, the good news is, let's do the fiscal cliff and the good news. and it's not very much. but at least the two sides are talking, by phone. not face to face. house speaker john boehner and the president are hoping to break the fiscal cliff ice. now we're just mixing metaphors, left and right. speaking on the phone, 26 days left, of course, until we tumble over the clif
she says the fundamentals of the u.s. are solid, despite the fiscal cliff concerns coming out of washington. she says stocks could get hit in the early part of the area if we go over the fiscal cliff, but the fundamentals of the economy are still good. >>> all right. apple stock dropped more than 6% yesterday. shares were down about half a percent in pre-market trading this morning. no concrete news pushing them down, but today there's another hearing in the patent case with samsung in...
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the u.s. forces in afghanistan are saying this is a taliban operation, while some of our afghan sources, some local leaders are saying these were smugglers. either way, this doctor, dr. joseph was working with afghan counterparts. he works for a nonprofit charity organization. they were out last wednesday visiting a rural clinics, and they were on their way back to headquarters in kabul when armed men basically stopped their vehicle and ordered them out and kidnapped them. after the charity was going back and forth, contacting some of the kidnappers, eventually the two afghan men were released. u.s. forces got word from the ground and from surveillance that dr. joseph was in eminent danger, and that's when they made the call to send in the s.e.a.l. team 6 to try to get him out. they did. he is safe. he's being debriefed. he'll probably be back home in the next couple days, but unfortunately petty officer check who was part of the team was killed. >> i know the doctor's family is speaking out o
the u.s. forces in afghanistan are saying this is a taliban operation, while some of our afghan sources, some local leaders are saying these were smugglers. either way, this doctor, dr. joseph was working with afghan counterparts. he works for a nonprofit charity organization. they were out last wednesday visiting a rural clinics, and they were on their way back to headquarters in kabul when armed men basically stopped their vehicle and ordered them out and kidnapped them. after the charity was...
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i am now going to spend my time as connecticut's newest u.s. senator leading the fight to combat gun violence. i'm going to be standing with dianne feinstein and with joe manchin and with mark warner to pass an assault weapons ban. i'm going to be leading a conversation about how we combat the rising culture of violence in this country. you know, my tenure as a united states senator from connecticut changed on friday and i'm going to answer that call. right now, i'm spending most of my time with my constituents in newtown, grieving. but i am going to be a leader to make sure that the memories of those 26 people do not go on in vain. that they have a senator and that they have people in washington who are going to make sure that we do everything within our power to make sure that this doesn't befall any other community, anywhere else in this country. >> you know, there have been a few republican governors, bob mcdonnell of virginia, for example, congressman, who floated the idea that school officials, perhaps, should be armed. and not just polic
i am now going to spend my time as connecticut's newest u.s. senator leading the fight to combat gun violence. i'm going to be standing with dianne feinstein and with joe manchin and with mark warner to pass an assault weapons ban. i'm going to be leading a conversation about how we combat the rising culture of violence in this country. you know, my tenure as a united states senator from connecticut changed on friday and i'm going to answer that call. right now, i'm spending most of my time...
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the net result of lowering the u.s.'s credit rating the last time around in the debt debacle, it's kind of sad, the first spence that most people have with that is that it's not as bad as we were warned it would be. is there a real danger to the u.s.'s debt rating? and what could that mean? >> at some point there was a danger. the reason why we haven't felt it is because we've been doing better than the rest of the world. this concept, we're the cleanest dirty shirt. we're not clean, but we are cleaner than europe is right now. so we haven't felt it. my main worry is the following. if the republicans and the democrats can't get together to solve the fiscal cliff, then you will need an external force, you will need major market selloff. you will need a major economic trauma to get them to focus. >> there are other things that have been on the table. i want to talk about a few of those, as soon as we come back. coming up, the republicans want a new formula for inflation, it's called chained cpi, it could slow the growth in
the net result of lowering the u.s.'s credit rating the last time around in the debt debacle, it's kind of sad, the first spence that most people have with that is that it's not as bad as we were warned it would be. is there a real danger to the u.s.'s debt rating? and what could that mean? >> at some point there was a danger. the reason why we haven't felt it is because we've been doing better than the rest of the world. this concept, we're the cleanest dirty shirt. we're not clean, but...
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bottom line, we've gone the longest period without a major u.s. category 3 or larger hurricane hitting the u.s. since 1900, maybe the civil war. bottom line, new study in the journal nature, peer reviewed, no change in u.s. drought in the last 60 years. bottom line, a new study out shows that drought has not changed in 85 to -- >> let me -- wait a minute. wait a minute. let me add one more bottom line before i defer to bill nye. he knows more about this than i do. another bottom line, the world is indisputably getting warmer. the u.n. weather agency said last week 2012 is on track to become one of the top ten hottest years on record. and all the weird climactic changes we're seeing. bill, over to you. >> this will be the hottest two decades in history, in recorded history. so when you throw around a statement like the u.n. says it's not the hottest 20 years, i got to disagree with you. there may be some surface data shows that in certain cities. >> here's my point to you, mark. it's a straightforward one, really. if you are wrong, then the implica
bottom line, we've gone the longest period without a major u.s. category 3 or larger hurricane hitting the u.s. since 1900, maybe the civil war. bottom line, new study in the journal nature, peer reviewed, no change in u.s. drought in the last 60 years. bottom line, a new study out shows that drought has not changed in 85 to -- >> let me -- wait a minute. wait a minute. let me add one more bottom line before i defer to bill nye. he knows more about this than i do. another bottom line, the...
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. >> this isn't even the first time that a u.s. president has asked for gun laws on assault rifles and those gun clips. what is different this first time around? and will that make a difference? >> i think the difference here is that children were involved. i don't care where you live, who you are, whether you're a gun enthusiast or not. you look at this and say we've got to find a way to prevent this from happening. you know, the nra is saying you need trained security people to protect these schools. other people are saying, no, we need no more guns. is it realistic to think we can eliminate all guns? probably not. you know something? i think we're at a tipping point now where people are saying we need new laws. we need something. something to prevent this. and my feeling is, in the end, they're going to go after these assault weapons and high-capacity clips so that somebody can't go in with a gun that can fire large amounts of ammunition. i think probably that's an area that everybody -- most people will agree with now and then
. >> this isn't even the first time that a u.s. president has asked for gun laws on assault rifles and those gun clips. what is different this first time around? and will that make a difference? >> i think the difference here is that children were involved. i don't care where you live, who you are, whether you're a gun enthusiast or not. you look at this and say we've got to find a way to prevent this from happening. you know, the nra is saying you need trained security people to...
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u.s. stock futures down sharply. more than 1% for all three major indices. >> you can thank the fiscal cliff impasse for that. merry christmas, washington. christine romans with more. >> merry fiscal cliff-mas. for some reason, i have been launching this story for so long. when i don't have to say fiscal cliff one day it will be like christmas all over again. stocks, triple digit decline for the dow jones industrial average. a major sell-off in part, because world markets saying they are very concerned about what happens with the fiscal cliff. the fallout felt in the economy. tax refunds could be delayed. a lot of people could pay higher taxes if there is not an amt patch. that's bad. payroll processors are furious and scrambling to figure out what to do. gift giving has soared among people trying to get out of higher taxes next year, and early stock dividends payouts. companies are paying early stock dividends because they think investment taxes will go up next year. paying those out early. also watching here the ru
u.s. stock futures down sharply. more than 1% for all three major indices. >> you can thank the fiscal cliff impasse for that. merry christmas, washington. christine romans with more. >> merry fiscal cliff-mas. for some reason, i have been launching this story for so long. when i don't have to say fiscal cliff one day it will be like christmas all over again. stocks, triple digit decline for the dow jones industrial average. a major sell-off in part, because world markets saying...
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u.s. senate two years ago as an independent but lost to marco rubio and served as governor of florida as a republican. sum are speculating crist made this latest move in preparation for a run against incumbent florida governor rick scott in 2014. >>> lawmakers want answers about what that deadly depth seventh attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya is all about. soon they may hear from secretary of state hillary clinton. she will testify before a house committee on a state department report expected next week. u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens and three other americans were killed when the consulate was stormed three months ago. >>> in britain, a prank call from an australian radio station to the hospital treating the duchess of cambridge has turned tragic. two deejays called the hospital, tricked a nurse to get information about katherine's condition. well, that nurse was found dead friday of an apparent suicide. she leaves behind a husband and two children. > the two deejays
u.s. senate two years ago as an independent but lost to marco rubio and served as governor of florida as a republican. sum are speculating crist made this latest move in preparation for a run against incumbent florida governor rick scott in 2014. >>> lawmakers want answers about what that deadly depth seventh attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya is all about. soon they may hear from secretary of state hillary clinton. she will testify before a house committee on a state...